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History, humor in Alaska names from Eek to Sagavanirktok
April 22, 2008 6:48 am
(@grantbarrett)
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History, humor in Alaska names from Eek to Sagavanirktok. Try Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes or Dakeekathlrimjingia Point, unpronounceable and unexplained other than being of Eskimo origin. Then there's Sagavanirktok, a North Slope river named after an Eskimo word for strong current.
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April 22, 2008 2:40 am
(@martha-barnette)
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Huh. I can't get this link to work. Wah!
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April 22, 2008 6:48 am
(@grantbarrett)
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Changed it to a working one.
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